The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-20

or early part of next week. Eight converts
who have been baptized will leave for Utah.
A little negro girl named Charlotte, aged
5 years, and daughter of Matte Gary,
living below the gas works at Macon, died
Monday. The mother claims that on Thurs
day afternoon, late, Charlotte went home
complaining of being sick, and said that
Mary, another negro girl about Z years Of
age, and with whom she played considera-
bly,, had made her eat a lot of grass. The
child went TO bed, and was sick up to Monday.
| The mother went to DIR. Walker, She says,
and obtained prescription which was filled
by Payne & King, but for some reason the
! medicine was not given. just before the
| child died, she is reported as repeating the
story of eating the grass, and number Of
| negro women heard it. The child Mary
denies that Charlotte ate the grass, but the
| negroes in the neighbOrhoOd are firm in
| their belief that it was a case Of poisoning.
| Officer Wagnon went down to investigate
| the matter, but on hearing the age of Mary
decided not to make any arrest.
A lively riot occurred at the Central
depot at Americas on Monday just before
the 1920 train pulled out in which banjos,
bricks and razoIs played an important part.
A party of negro tourists were III the act OF
boarding the train en- route TO Birmlng ham
when VIII Everett tcolored, of Americas
seized the occasion most opportune and cleft
the skull of Robert King with nice new
Kindred brick. Robert Shed considerable
gore, but instead of getting mad
and retaliating he at once set about
to save all the debris of the badly
crushed brick that he could. While
this was going ON, Jack Duffy wore out
banjo over the head of Frank Everett,
father of the belligerent William, who inn
mediately sought safety in flight fairly
began to look serious about this time and
general row was imminent, when fortunate
" the train pulled out with the parties
aboard, thus putting an end to the lively
and entertaining drama.
Some unknown miscreant effected an en-
trance at Americas into the new courthouse
building Saturday night, and mounting one Of
the high benches left by the wOrkmen in
the county court room, proceeded to cut the
plastering overhead with an axe or Ratchet.
The room is 2Ox30 feet in dimension, and
nearly the entire ceiling was hacked and
cut down in such manner as to make it
necessary to do the entire work over again.
A cOlored workman heard the cutting from
the outside, and notifying a police
man they entered the building together just
i'll time TO see the man who did the cutting
go out Of the window head first He had
procured ladder from neighboring build
windows went in. There is no clue as to
who the party was, but as this is the second
time that the act has been committed, a
strict watch will hereafter be kept upon
the building, and if the miscroant is cap
tured be will be made to suffer the full pen
alties for his diabolical work.
Seaborn l. Saffold, of Selma, Ala, was at
the executive Office at Atlanta Monday for
the purpose of collecting the reward of $3.50
ptFprnI fbn nf
Williams was wanted in Pulaski county for
a felony, and Saffold turned him over to
the Sheriff of that county July lG The
reward was not paid Saffold for the reason
that the power of attorney he brought from
Mr.. Carlisle, who was the States agent in
the matter was not regular. The objection
was merely formal, as there was no doubt
that Mr. SafROld was all he claimed to be
in the matter. He will return the
warrant after it is properly corrected.
The history of Ben Williams is rather
an unusual one. He was first arrested for
numbering an old man in Pulaski county,
having first forged his name to a deed of
some land, the murder being intended to
conceal the other crime. lie was arrested
and tried, but was acquitted, His accom-
plice in the matter was thought to be easily
convicted if Williams could be induced TO
testify against him, but having been &C
quilted Williams had left for another State
He was then indicted for forgery, and re
ward of $3.50 offered for his arrest.
In the meanwhile the trial of his ac-
complete came off, and Williams not being
present, he was acquitted. The prosecution
then had no use for Williams, and an effort
was made to have the reward withdrawn.
But it was not, and because of it Williams
was finally apprehended. He will be tried
at the next term of Pulaski Superior Court.